Genesis 19:29:3Gen.19.29.W3TAB
אֱלֹהִים֙
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.loˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-sha-KHET e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-ye-HI be-sha-KHET e-lo-HIM et-a-REI ha-kik-KAR va-yiz-KOR e-lo-HIM et-av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-sha-KHET e-lo-HIM et-a-REI ha-kik-KAR va-yiz-KOR e-lo-HIM et-av-ra-HAM va-ye-shal-LAKH et-LOT mit-TOKH ha-ha-fe-KHA ba-ha-FOKH et-he-a-RIM a-sher-ya-SHAV ba-HEN LOT
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Lamed-Heh
“God, Mighty One”
In context — Genesis 19:29
It happened that when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham and sent Lot out from the midst of the overthrow of the cities in which Lot had dwelt.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 19:29, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִים֙ (elohim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.19.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.29.W3.S1) and character.